From stocks to crypto, a punishing six months for investors
By ALEX VEIGA and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers Americans with stock portfolios or retirement investment plans would likely prefer to forget the last…
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Iowa court reverses precedent on Iowa pig farm lawsuits
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a long-standing precedent that allowed…
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El Paso teens and young adults get the opportunity to participate in 18-month work program
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso was chosen by the National League of Cities (NLC) to take part in a work program for 16-24-year-olds in the…
Continue Reading All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of…
Continue Reading Qatar donates $60 million to Lebanon’s army during crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar’s state news agency says the Gulf Arab sheikhdom has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, which is hard hit by the…
Continue Reading Cyberattack disrupts unemployment benefits in some states
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment…
Continue Reading Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look…
Continue Reading North Dakota AG clears farmland purchase tied to Bill Gates
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates…
Continue Reading Spirit’s delay allows airline bidding war time to play out
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Spirit Airlines rose Thursday after it postponed a vote for the second time on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines,…
Continue Reading EU official says Poland’s judiciary changes insufficient
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A patched-up dispute between the European Union and Poland over judicial independence has revived. A top EU official said…
Continue Reading Crewless robotic Mayflower ship reaches Plymouth Rock
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. The sleek Mayflower…
Continue Reading Berlin preps ‘huge thermos’ to help heat homes this winter
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The rust-colored tower rising from an industrial site near the banks of Berlin’s Spree river…
Continue Reading Commission report blasts decision to cull all Denmark’s mink
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish Parliament-appointed commission has harshly criticized the country’s government for its decision to cull…
Continue Reading Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ease to 5.7%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased back this week after shooting up nearly three-quarters…
Continue Reading Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the…
Continue Reading EU, New Zealand strike free trade deal after 4 years’ talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and New Zealand say they have concluded a free trade deal after four years of negotiations. According to the EU,…
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Pioneering NASA official on aerospace industry: ‘Bro-culture’ is bad for business
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Lori Garver spearheaded the NASA program that paved the way for SpaceX to return human spaceflight to the United…
Continue Reading UK royals’ spending up 17%, mostly for palace overhaul costs
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Royal accounts show the British monarchy’s publicly-funded spending rose by 17% to 102.4 million…
Continue Reading Key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed remains a high 6.3%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.3% in May from…
Continue Reading Walgreens earnings slide as number of vaccinations wane
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A big opioid settlement and a COVID-19 vaccine slowdown helped drop Walgreens’ fiscal third-quarter earnings, but…
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